The mounting campaign against political expression in music | Rudi Banfield
#bobvylan #kneecap #glastonbury
https://sussexbylines.co.uk/community/culture/kneecap-and-bob-vylan/?fsp_sid=609

U.K. police say that no further action will be taken against the Northern Irish band Kneecap over remarks made during their performance at the Glastonbury music festival. Avon and Somerset Police had launched a criminal investigation into the Irish language rap trio after they referenced band member Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh's upcoming court case. After advice from the U.K.'s Crown Prosecution Service, police decided to drop the investigation on the grounds that there was "insufficient evidence to provide a realistic prospect of conviction for any offence." The band has faced huge criticism for their pro-Palestine stance. Here's more from @BBCNews.

https://flip.it/QyH9SJ

I am sorry that I forgot to celebrate #BlindGuardian 's "Imaginations" which was 30 years old in April this year.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OzkwuG3XQEU
#JustAnotherFool #PowerMetal

But seriously, new arrivals in the last seven days:

Openness Trio / Nate Mercereau
https://ukstore.everythingjazz.com/products/openness-trio-vinyl

The Sorcerers
https://sorcerers.bandcamp.com/album/other-worlds-and-habitats

The #8Bit #BigBand
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_m-KhvQb0scfPOBdk-rDlJsqRcqRxE-GUc

And Hannah Holland
https://hannahholland.bandcamp.com/album/last-exit-on-bethnal

...and #Glastonbury ...and #TRNSMT

I should take the rest of July off to listen...

As every year, I am so glad that the #BBC covers #Glastonbury. A full month of great music delivered to my desk!

I thoroughly enjoyed #KaeTempest this morning.
"I'd be more worried if we weren't disturbed."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qup3Y60TmTE

First new find this year for me:
#GirlInRed #girlinred

Working my way through Glastonbury sets and Busta Rhymes is incredible. What a fucking pro. The dude can do hard reggae toasting, frenetic rapping and Luther Vandross crooner. All while holding the crown in the palm of his hand. Brilliant.

A music break for sanity's sake #music #indie #Aussie #Irish #Belfast #troubadour #poet #Glastonbury #AndyWhite https://youtu.be/iQtZHmOfefw?si=4PSlEtDDCmW9VoYJ

Hi, you don't know me but I've just spent 3 months savings and sat in a telephone queue for 7 full days to buy a ticket. Why do you think it's appropriate to sit on your boyfriend's (it's always boyfriends) shoulders and obscure my fucking view?

Glastonbury hysteria unpicked

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jul/05/gaza-israel-bob-vylan-glastonbury

A lie can be half way round the world before the truth has tied her laces.

“Decisions are being made out of fear” #BBC and the #Gaza double standard | The Listening Post - YouTube https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ZjaEjI-G4CY&pp=ygU4dGhlIGxpc3RlbmluZyBwb3N0LCBkZWNpc2lvbnMgYXJlIGJlaSBnIG1hZGUgb3V0IG9mIGZlYXLSBwkJwQkBhyohjO8%3D

#TheListeningPost #AlJazeera

#WeAreAllPalestineAction
#UKShitShow
#FreePalestineNOW

#ZohranForMayor #NYC

A music break for sanity's sake (and fuck the BBC!) #music #rap #hiphop #Ireland #eire #irinn #Éireann #Irish #Kneecap #Glastonbury https://youtu.be/zRQm9hW3k4o?si=Ji3ypCFblvyGfi_B

Absolutely genius writing, I clapped at recognition and laughed out loud.

"To anyone who has been scathing about Glastonbury without having attended – as was the case with me – I humbly suggest your cynicism would not survive the reality of being there."

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2025/jun/29/adrian-chiles-first-time-glastonbury

GLASTONBURY 2025!! 5 amazing days in 45 seconds #glastonbury2025 #glastonbury

from Scott Escapes

https://scottescapes.wordpress.com/2025/07/05/glastonbury-2025-5-amazing-days-in-45-seconds-%f0%9f%a5%b3-glastonbury2025-glastonbury/

Self Esteem time #glastonbury

My tribute to that fantastic Kneecap set at Glastonbury arrived earlier.

Didn't go there, didn't do that, but bought the t-shirt.

tell glastonbury to drop allianz (sixth largest insurer of fossil fuels & insurer of weapons manufacturers, including elbit).
#allianz #glastonbury #elbit #fossilFuels
https://action.eko.org/a/glastonbury-festival-drop-allianz?akid=149953.23228190.uRKe5n&rd=1&source=fwd&t=2

Hans Zimmer has got it exactly right. #Gaza #genocide #Glastonbury #Palestine

That #Glastonbury cry re. the #IDF. The New World's Rats in a Sack says "almost no-one would have known about the chant without the backlash to it... it was never broadcast on BBC television, but on the iPlayer feed of a relatively small stage https://www.thenewworld.co.uk/rats-in-a-sack-no-10-fails-to-give-backing-to-bbc-director-general/

Send them to Mars #Glastonbury

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2025/jun/26/send-them-to-mars-led-by-donkeys-glastonbury-exhibit-takes-aim-at-musk

Catching up on Olivia Rodrigo at #Glastonbury and it's so nice to see so many women and young girls in the audience. Festivals can be intimidating places and I love that they feel safe and seen.